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April 26, 20223 min read
Meet Naren Ramaswamy
We’re pleased to welcome Naren Ramaswamy as a Senior Associate for Spike Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ fund for Stanford alumni and friends of the community. Naren combines a technical engineering background with experience at startups and VC firms. Read more about his background and why he decided to join AV.
by Alumni Ventures
April 26, 20223 min read
3 AV Portfolio Companies Make Forbes' AI 50 List
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a booming industry, with the world rapidly moving to adopt AI after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — 52% of companies accelerated their AI adoption plans due to the crisis. As we start to move toward a post-COVID world, AI will continue to become more ingrained in our smartphones, fraud detection systems, healthcare technologies, and more.
by Alumni Ventures
April 26, 20223 min read
AV Portfolio Companies Make Financial Times' List of Fastest-Growing Companies
When Alumni Ventures (AV) portfolio companies get recognized for their hard work, it’s worth celebrating. Especially when it comes to how these companies grow and capture their markets.
by Alumni Ventures
April 24, 20221 min read
One Startup to Know: Synthesis
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of Alumni Venture’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify the AV investment ethos. Today we feature Synthesis, an online learning experience that encourages creative problem solving and teamwork.
by Jin Kim
April 22, 2022
American Gene Technologies: Addressing the World’s Endemic Diseases
Alumni Ventures portfolio company American Gene Technologies (AGT) is developing and commercializing genetic medicines targeting major diseases, including HIV/AIDS, phenylketonuria, and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer, or HCC). AGT’s drugs will treat symptomatic disease with the intent to provide durable cures that extend the length and improve the quality of patients’ lives.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 19th 2022
An Introduction to Towerview Ventures
Watch our on-demand, 45-minute presentation about Towerview Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ fund for Duke alumni and friends of the community.
by Hanh Pham
April 21, 20221 min read
Online Security Best Practices
Living in 2022 means living in a state of a heightened online security posture — both for financial firms like Alumni Ventures and for our community members. Online threats have increased in recent years, and currently, government agencies have specifically asked financial services institutions to operate in a state of alertness given the war in Ukraine and potential for cyberthreats.
by Colin Van Ostern
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 Webinar - May 18th 2022
An Introduction to Triphammer Ventures
Watch our on-demand, 20-minute presentation about Triphammer Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ fund for Cornell alumni and friends of the community.
by Hanh Pham
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 Webinar - May 18th 2022
An Introduction to Lakeshore Ventures
Watch our on-demand, 30-minute presentation about Lakeshore Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ fund for UChicago alumni and friends of the community.
by Hanh Pham
April 20, 20225 min read
5 Questions with Centivo
Centivo is one of the many innovative healthtech companies in Alumni Ventures’ portfolio and reflects our interest in and ability to connect with healthtech startups showing significant growth potential. Healthech has been a very active venture sector, with a 280% increase in global healthtech funding since 2016, reaching a record $39.7 billion across 1,186 deals in 2021.
by Alumni Ventures
April 19, 20222 min read
Alumni Ventures Is Recognized as 2022 Webby Awards Official Honoree in 3 Categories
MANCHESTER, NH, APRIL 20, 2022 — Alumni Ventures (AV), one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, has been selected as a 2022 Webby Awards Official Honoree in the category of Best User Experience for its new website. The award was one of three categories where AV was named an honoree, along with accolades for the site’s use of animation and visual design. AV launched its new website last year in partnership with Swedish digital agency Varvet.
by Alumni Ventures
April 19, 20222 min read
Lifecycle of Venture Capital
In this video, Ludwig Schulze describes which stage a venture-backed company is in based on its valuation, revenue, and types of investors.
by Alumni Ventures

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